diff --git a/playbooks/roles/galera_server/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/galera_server/defaults/main.yml
index d75578f774..06858bddbb 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/galera_server/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/galera_server/defaults/main.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ galera_wsrep_debug: 0
 galera_wsrep_provider_options:
   - { option: "gcache.size", value: "{{ galera_gcache_size }}" }
 
+## sst method
+galera_sst_method: xtrabackup-v2
+
 # Galera GPG Keys
 galera_gpg_keys:
   - key_name: 'mariadb'
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/galera_server/templates/cluster.cnf.j2 b/playbooks/roles/galera_server/templates/cluster.cnf.j2
index a27838618b..8ac0f46ccf 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/galera_server/templates/cluster.cnf.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/galera_server/templates/cluster.cnf.j2
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ wsrep_node_name = {{ galera_wsrep_node_name }}
 wsrep_debug = {{ galera_wsrep_debug }}
 
 # SST method
-wsrep_sst_method = xtrabackup
+wsrep_sst_method = {{ galera_sst_method }}
 wsrep_sst_auth = root:{{ galera_root_password }}
 wsrep_slave_threads = {{ galera_wsrep_slave_threads }}